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Hi everyone, thanks a lot for a wonderful community and forum! We are two Norwegian women starting on the first leg of our first Camino next weekend. Due to work and other commintments we will only walk from Irun to Bilbao this year, and then we start from Bilbao next year, and it takes as many years as it must to get to the end.
After setting the date we realized that we are just off season for some of the albergues en route, and we have therefore planned our first leg a bit different than in the guidebooks and gronze.com. What a great resource that is, by the way, even for us who are absolutely starters in Spanish. So we wondered if any of you out there, who have walked this route at this time of year, or have first hand knowledge about it in other ways, could be so kind to comment on our plan, pointing out any difficulties or positivities we may encounter on our way.
We have planned the following:
Bus from Bilbao airport to Irun on Friday evening. We understand we need to change in San Sebastian?
First night in Hostel Martindozenea (we know about the hostel cards, and we have reserved)
Second night in Albergue Santa Ana, Pasajes Don Juan (starting slowly, and the village looked great)
Third night in Albuerge Peregrinos San Martin en Orio
Fourth night in Albergue de Peregrinos Geltoki, in Deba
Fifth night in Albergue Pitis, in Markina
Sixth night in Albergue municipal Idatze Etxea, in Elejalde (know about the need for reservations, and we have the phone number. Anyone who knows if they speak English? Or do we need to learn how to make a reservation in Spanish?)
Seventh night in Albergue Eskerika, in Eskerika. (We have reserved here, but need to pay in advance when we arrive in Spain, is that a fairly easy thing to do in a Spanish bank?
Then back to Bilbao, and a visit at the Guggenheim before leaving the camino for now.
We welcome any comments and tips from you all. We really appreciate the notion about that the camino provides for you, but we realised we had to have a plan according to which albergues that were still open in October. And planning is also half the journey for us. Thank you in advance
Regards, Beate and Hanne
Hi everyone, thanks a lot for a wonderful community and forum! We are two Norwegian women starting on the first leg of our first Camino next weekend. Due to work and other commintments we will only walk from Irun to Bilbao this year, and then we start from Bilbao next year, and it takes as many years as it must to get to the end.
After setting the date we realized that we are just off season for some of the albergues en route, and we have therefore planned our first leg a bit different than in the guidebooks and gronze.com. What a great resource that is, by the way, even for us who are absolutely starters in Spanish. So we wondered if any of you out there, who have walked this route at this time of year, or have first hand knowledge about it in other ways, could be so kind to comment on our plan, pointing out any difficulties or positivities we may encounter on our way.
We have planned the following:
Bus from Bilbao airport to Irun on Friday evening. We understand we need to change in San Sebastian?
First night in Hostel Martindozenea (we know about the hostel cards, and we have reserved)
Second night in Albergue Santa Ana, Pasajes Don Juan (starting slowly, and the village looked great)
Third night in Albuerge Peregrinos San Martin en Orio
Fourth night in Albergue de Peregrinos Geltoki, in Deba
Fifth night in Albergue Pitis, in Markina
Sixth night in Albergue municipal Idatze Etxea, in Elejalde (know about the need for reservations, and we have the phone number. Anyone who knows if they speak English? Or do we need to learn how to make a reservation in Spanish?)
Seventh night in Albergue Eskerika, in Eskerika. (We have reserved here, but need to pay in advance when we arrive in Spain, is that a fairly easy thing to do in a Spanish bank?
Then back to Bilbao, and a visit at the Guggenheim before leaving the camino for now.
We welcome any comments and tips from you all. We really appreciate the notion about that the camino provides for you, but we realised we had to have a plan according to which albergues that were still open in October. And planning is also half the journey for us. Thank you in advance
Regards, Beate and Hanne
Not so easy to do on the Norte where there is a limited choice of accommodations. I prebooked where I could, knowing that even if it took me forever to get there I was going to have a bed.Beate and Hanne
I would caution against setting such a rigid plan before you start walking - it might put too much pressure on your bodies to achieve - an alternative would be to see how far you can walk each day and then find accommodation - in doing so, you might prefer to stop in places that are large enough to have more than one choice of accommodation - and take cash and your credit card to pay for hostals if needed
Mike
Hi everyone, thanks a lot for a wonderful community and forum! We are two Norwegian women starting on the first leg of our first Camino next weekend. Due to work and other commintments we will only walk from Irun to Bilbao this year, and then we start from Bilbao next year, and it takes as many years as it must to get to the end.
After setting the date we realized that we are just off season for some of the albergues en route, and we have therefore planned our first leg a bit different than in the guidebooks and gronze.com. What a great resource that is, by the way, even for us who are absolutely starters in Spanish. So we wondered if any of you out there, who have walked this route at this time of year, or have first hand knowledge about it in other ways, could be so kind to comment on our plan, pointing out any difficulties or positivities we may encounter on our way.
We have planned the following:
Bus from Bilbao airport to Irun on Friday evening. We understand we need to change in San Sebastian?
First night in Hostel Martindozenea (we know about the hostel cards, and we have reserved)
Second night in Albergue Santa Ana, Pasajes Don Juan (starting slowly, and the village looked great)
Third night in Albuerge Peregrinos San Martin en Orio
Fourth night in Albergue de Peregrinos Geltoki, in Deba
Fifth night in Albergue Pitis, in Markina
Sixth night in Albergue municipal Idatze Etxea, in Elejalde (know about the need for reservations, and we have the phone number. Anyone who knows if they speak English? Or do we need to learn how to make a reservation in Spanish?)
Seventh night in Albergue Eskerika, in Eskerika. (We have reserved here, but need to pay in advance when we arrive in Spain, is that a fairly easy thing to do in a Spanish bank?
Then back to Bilbao, and a visit at the Guggenheim before leaving the camino for now.
We welcome any comments and tips from you all. We really appreciate the notion about that the camino provides for you, but we realised we had to have a plan according to which albergues that were still open in October. And planning is also half the journey for us. Thank you in advance
Regards, Beate and Hanne
Hi @Beate and Hanne and welcome to the Forum!
Too bad that I will miss you both. I also arrive in Bilbao on Friday evening but will be visiting a friend over the weekend and only start from Irún on Tuesday October 6th. I will also be doing Irún - Bilbao.
These are the stages that a Camino friend has planned. He is from Bilbao and these albergues are all open but sometimes reservations are required. I normally do not do this but we are starting at the beginning of the "off" season. It looks like you will be doing about the same stages but I have included the information with telephone numbers below as this may help others planning to walk this fall.
The stages are short but the terrain is difficult I am told.
ALBERGUES
Irún: Albergue de peregrinos: open, has credentials. Donativo. Lucas de Berroa 18, close to RENFE and termibus
S. Sebastián: Albergue de peregrinos: closed.
Albergue Juvenil Ulía, Paseo de Ulía, 297. 943 48 34 80. ulia@donostia.org. Reserve. 13,25€ including breakfast. Important to call the day before or when leaving Irún to reserve.
Alb. Juvenil Ondarreta. reserve before:. 13,25€. Pº de Igueldo 25. 943 31 02 68 ondarreta@donostia.org. Can reserve online: www.donostialbergues.org
Zarauz: Albergue de peregrinos closed.
Zarautz Hostel. 20€ including breakfast. Avda Guipuzcoa 59. 943 83 38 93, 639 740 620. info@zarautzhostel.com
Galerna Zarautz Hostel. 21,20 € including breakfast. Mitxelena 35. 943 010 371. info@galernazarautzhostel.com
Alb Juvenil Igerain: need hostel card
Deba: Albergue de peregrinos: open. 5€. Plaza de Arakistain, s/n (train station) 943 19 24 52 Email: turismoa@deba.net
Markina: Albergue de peregrinos: closed.
Albergue Bar Pitis.. 12 €. Menu 9,50€. Karmengo Kalea, 18. 946 166 087.
Albergue Intxauspe. 12 € + 3€ desayuno. Barrio Atxondo 10. 652 770 889, 658 758 617 casarural.intxauspe@gmail.com
They will pick you up at the football de Markina
Due to difficulty finding economic accommodations in Guernika and in Lezama we are staying in albergues in Mendata and Eskerika towns right before Guernika and Lezama:
Mendata: Albergue Municipal Idatze Etxea; Elexalde, 7. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Keys Rte Artape. 946 25 72 04, 618 26 94 04
Eskerika: Albergue Eskerika. Barrio de Eskerika, 10. 15€ with breakfast. 696 453 582. Kitchen.
Bilbao: Albergue de peregrinos closed.
Albergue Bilbao Akelarre Hostel. 14€. C/ Morgan 4-6, metro Deusto. 944 05 77 13. info@bilbaoakelarrehostel.com
Albergue Ganbara Hostel. from 17,50€ -10% peregrinos with sheets and breakfast. Prim 13, bajos. 944 05 39 30
info@ganbarahostel.com
BBK Bilbao Good Hostel. 16 a 21 € with breakfast. Miraflores 16. 944 597 759. info@bbkbilbaogoodhostel.com
Hope this helps and Buen Camino!
Hi everyone, thanks a lot for a wonderful community and forum! We are two Norwegian women starting on the first leg of our first Camino next weekend. Due to work and other commintments we will only walk from Irun to Bilbao this year, and then we start from Bilbao next year, and it takes as many years as it must to get to the end.
After setting the date we realized that we are just off season for some of the albergues en route, and we have therefore planned our first leg a bit different than in the guidebooks and gronze.com. What a great resource that is, by the way, even for us who are absolutely starters in Spanish. So we wondered if any of you out there, who have walked this route at this time of year, or have first hand knowledge about it in other ways, could be so kind to comment on our plan, pointing out any difficulties or positivities we may encounter on our way.
We have planned the following:
Bus from Bilbao airport to Irun on Friday evening. We understand we need to change in San Sebastian?
First night in Hostel Martindozenea (we know about the hostel cards, and we have reserved)
Second night in Albergue Santa Ana, Pasajes Don Juan (starting slowly, and the village looked great)
Third night in Albuerge Peregrinos San Martin en Orio
Fourth night in Albergue de Peregrinos Geltoki, in Deba
Fifth night in Albergue Pitis, in Markina
Sixth night in Albergue municipal Idatze Etxea, in Elejalde (know about the need for reservations, and we have the phone number. Anyone who knows if they speak English? Or do we need to learn how to make a reservation in Spanish?)
Seventh night in Albergue Eskerika, in Eskerika. (We have reserved here, but need to pay in advance when we arrive in Spain, is that a fairly easy thing to do in a Spanish bank?
Then back to Bilbao, and a visit at the Guggenheim before leaving the camino for now.
We welcome any comments and tips from you all. We really appreciate the notion about that the camino provides for you, but we realised we had to have a plan according to which albergues that were still open in October. And planning is also half the journey for us. Thank you in advance
Regards, Beate and Hanne
Hi everyone, thanks a lot for a wonderful community and forum! We are two Norwegian women starting on the first leg of our first Camino next weekend. Due to work and other commintments we will only walk from Irun to Bilbao this year, and then we start from Bilbao next year, and it takes as many years as it must to get to the end.
After setting the date we realized that we are just off season for some of the albergues en route, and we have therefore planned our first leg a bit different than in the guidebooks and gronze.com. What a great resource that is, by the way, even for us who are absolutely starters in Spanish. So we wondered if any of you out there, who have walked this route at this time of year, or have first hand knowledge about it in other ways, could be so kind to comment on our plan, pointing out any difficulties or positivities we may encounter on our way.
We have planned the following:
Bus from Bilbao airport to Irun on Friday evening. We understand we need to change in San Sebastian?
First night in Hostel Martindozenea (we know about the hostel cards, and we have reserved)
Second night in Albergue Santa Ana, Pasajes Don Juan (starting slowly, and the village looked great)
Third night in Albuerge Peregrinos San Martin en Orio
Fourth night in Albergue de Peregrinos Geltoki, in Deba
Fifth night in Albergue Pitis, in Markina
Sixth night in Albergue municipal Idatze Etxea, in Elejalde (know about the need for reservations, and we have the phone number. Anyone who knows if they speak English? Or do we need to learn how to make a reservation in Spanish?)
Seventh night in Albergue Eskerika, in Eskerika. (We have reserved here, but need to pay in advance when we arrive in Spain, is that a fairly easy thing to do in a Spanish bank?
Then back to Bilbao, and a visit at the Guggenheim before leaving the camino for now.
We welcome any comments and tips from you all. We really appreciate the notion about that the camino provides for you, but we realised we had to have a plan according to which albergues that were still open in October. And planning is also half the journey for us. Thank you in advance
Regards, Beate and Hanne
Hi everyone, thanks a lot for a wonderful community and forum! We are two Norwegian women starting on the first leg of our first Camino next weekend. Due to work and other commintments we will only walk from Irun to Bilbao this year, and then we start from Bilbao next year, and it takes as many years as it must to get to the end.
After setting the date we realized that we are just off season for some of the albergues en route, and we have therefore planned our first leg a bit different than in the guidebooks and gronze.com. What a great resource that is, by the way, even for us who are absolutely starters in Spanish. So we wondered if any of you out there, who have walked this route at this time of year, or have first hand knowledge about it in other ways, could be so kind to comment on our plan, pointing out any difficulties or positivities we may encounter on our way.
We have planned the following:
Bus from Bilbao airport to Irun on Friday evening. We understand we need to change in San Sebastian?
First night in Hostel Martindozenea (we know about the hostel cards, and we have reserved)
Second night in Albergue Santa Ana, Pasajes Don Juan (starting slowly, and the village looked great)
Third night in Albuerge Peregrinos San Martin en Orio
Fourth night in Albergue de Peregrinos Geltoki, in Deba
Fifth night in Albergue Pitis, in Markina
Sixth night in Albergue municipal Idatze Etxea, in Elejalde (know about the need for reservations, and we have the phone number. Anyone who knows if they speak English? Or do we need to learn how to make a reservation in Spanish?)
Seventh night in Albergue Eskerika, in Eskerika. (We have reserved here, but need to pay in advance when we arrive in Spain, is that a fairly easy thing to do in a Spanish bank?
Then back to Bilbao, and a visit at the Guggenheim before leaving the camino for now.
We welcome any comments and tips from you all. We really appreciate the notion about that the camino provides for you, but we realised we had to have a plan according to which albergues that were still open in October. And planning is also half the journey for us. Thank you in advance
Regards, Beate and Hanne
The only serious change which I would suggest is to skip the Guggenheim in Bilbao, and walk a few hundred metres north to the Bellas Artes, which has an extraordinary selection of Basque and early 20c Spanish art. While the Guggenheim building is breathtaking, I would advise the Bellas Artes.
... What did we learn? ...
...7. Spanish dogs are very well behaved ...
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8. Spanish cows are very well behaved (except one, but our mistake)
9. During long uphill walks you get really meditative
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